operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to get a (driver's) license
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to do together; to share; to participate in
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to show up; to appear; to turn up
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
Matsumae pickles; dried squid, kombu, and herring roe pickled together
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
by all means; at all costs
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)